The best assist so far, in this Women’s World Cup.
Beautiful, from Mana Iwabuchi.
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#114 // Stanway → White England 1 – 0 Japan
Georgia Stanway, a turn, a pass to Ellen White.
The first great assist of this 2019 Women’s World Cup.
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#113 // Locksmith → Usain Bolt World XI 1 – 2 England
This was a ridiculous, terrible assist.
Or was it?
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#112 // Berg → Claesson Sweden 2 – 0 Malta
A new soccer word today:
Klackframspelning
A bit of “heel foreplay”, from Marcus Berg.
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#111 // Koïta to Konte Mali (U-20) 2 - 2 Argentina (U-20)
Stoppage time, in the 120th minute of extra time.
U-20 World Cup, round of 16.
And a team you don’t often hear about. Equalizing with a trick.
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#110 // Weah → Soto USA (U-20) 2 – 2 France (U-20)
Not something you tend to see…
The son of the president of a foreign country making an assist for team USA.
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#109 // Matip → Origi Liverpool 2 – 0 Tottenham
When people have only one child, they may say:
“You’re our favorite child.”
Well likewise here, from Joël Matip…
The very best assist of the Champions League final.
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#108 // Giroud → Hazard Chelsea 4 – 1 Arsenal
On the shores of the Caspian Sea, the Europa League final.
And Olivier Giroud—assisting the final blow against his former team.
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#107 // Aina → Falque Torino 1 – 0 Lazio
Ola Aina, and what they call a rimessa laterale in Italy.
One of the most gorgeous you’ll see.
#106 // Referee → Majdancevic Rosenheim 2 – 1 Schalding-Heining
They say the “12th man” is the crowd and the atmosphere they create.
But have we been overlooking the 13th man?
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